Funding culture and quality higher education in Nigeria: Implications for policy improvement
| dc.contributor.author | Oladipo, S. A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adebakin, A. B. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-11T14:02:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-11T14:02:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-12-03 | |
| dc.description | Staff publications | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper examined the impact of the existing funding culture in higher education on quality of output in Nigeria. It revealed that budgetary restriction had posed a number of challenges in the Nigerian universities The paper identified three sources of fund to public universities in Nigeria namely; the federal government (84%), income generation activities (7%) and various student fees (9%). This shows that under-funding has remained the bane of the Nigerian university system. It concluded that there is the need for improved funding pattern; resourcing of the supervisory agencies such as National Universities Commission. National Board for Technical Education. and National Commission for Colleges of Education; and enhancement of quality assurance internal and external mechanisms. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Oladipo, S. A. & Adebakin, A. B. (2014). Funding culture and quality higher education in Nigeria: Implications for policy improvement. Lagos Education Review, 14(2), 149-158 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0331-9237 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7083 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | The faculty of education University of Lagos Akoka-Lagos, Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Lagos Education Review;Vol.14(2) | |
| dc.subject | Quality assurance | en_US |
| dc.subject | Funding | en_US |
| dc.subject | Budgetry allocation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Higher education | en_US |
| dc.subject | Accreditation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education | en_US |
| dc.title | Funding culture and quality higher education in Nigeria: Implications for policy improvement | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |